I haven’t always been familiar with my healthcare records. In fact, until a few years ago, I couldn’t have told you anything about their contents, and in fact...
Tag - Patient Health Data
As we all know, massive data breaches have become far too common in recent times. Of course, healthcare execs are aware of how this looks to the public, and...
Back in 2010, a group of primary care doctors from three different healthcare organizations across the U.S. came together to try something different. The three...
These days, the conventional wisdom is that sharing health data with patients increases their engagement, which then improves their health. And certainly...
Lately, healthcare organizations have begun working to give patients more access to their personal health data. They’ve concluded that the more control...
When some of us fight to give patients more access to their health records, we pitch everyone on the benefits it can offer — and act as though everyone...
I’ve been fighting for what I believe in for most of my life, and that includes getting access to my digital health information. I’ve pleaded with medical...
Even if you’re not a computer-savvy person, these days you can hardly miss the fact that healthcare data is a desirable target for cyber-criminals. After all...
The other day, I sat down with my husband to check out the features of his new connected glucose monitor. My husband, a Type 2 diabetic, had purchased the Accu...
Now and then, I get a little discouraged by the state of my health data. Like providers, I’m frustrated as heck by the number of independent data sources I...
